Reinartz scores 19, Kiser adds 14, but Zebras lose 5th straight

Prater adds 10, but Peru rallies from 7-point halftime deficit

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Peru 72, Rochester 64 (Friday): Tanner Reinartz hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead three players in double figures, but the Rochester boys basketball team lost to host Peru at Tig-Arena Friday.

Jonas Kiser added 14, and Owen Prater had 10 for Rochester, who lost their fifth straight game and dropped to 8-11 overall and 4-4 in the Three Rivers Conference.

Only one of the losses in the losing streak have been by a double-digit margin.

Gavin Eldridge hit three 3-pointers and all eight of his free throws and scored a game-high 21 points for Peru. Matt Roettger added 20, Alex Ross had 15, and Xavier Turner had 10 for the Tigers, who improved to 12-9, 5-3.

Peru made 17 of 24 free throws while Rochester was 4 for 6.

Rochester led 24-20 at halftime and extended the lead to 38-31 after three quarters.

Dylan Hook, Owen Prater and Jonas Kiser all fouled out for Rochester. Bryce Baugher missed the game due to being in concussion protocol.

Rochester is 0-10 in their last 10 games at Peru, though only two of the losses have been by a double-figure margin. They have not won at Tig-Arena since Feb. 15, 2002.

ROCHESTER (64) (8-11, 4-4)

Drew Bowers 3 0-0 7, Carson Paulik 3 0-0 7, Owen Prater 4 2-4 10, Tanner Reinartz 6 2-2 19, Jonas Kiser 6 0-0 14, Dylan Hook 2 0-0 4, Robert Bozzo 0 0-0 0, Grant Clark 0 0-0 0, Jack Reffett 1 0-0 3

TEAM: 25 4-6 64

PERU (72) (12-9, 5-3)

Ian Potts 1 0-0 2, Gavin Eldridge 5 8-8 21, Zion See 0 0-0 0, Alex Ross 6 3-3 15, Reis Bellar 2 0-0 4, Matt Roettger 8 2-6 20, Xavier Turner 3 4-7 10

TEAM: 25 17-24 72

Three-point field goals:

Rochester 10 (Reinartz 5, Kiser 2, Bowers, Reffett, Paulik),

Peru 5 (Eldridge 3, Roettger 2)

Total fouls: Rochester 26, Peru 8

Fouled out: Hook (RHS), Prater (RHS), Kiser (RHS)

Turnovers: Rochester 10, Peru 12

Score by quarters

Rochester 24 14 6 20 – 64